Gun fight before justices

AG can't conceal irritation over petition

11:04 PM,
Jul. 1, 2013

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood

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Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith slammed a petition to lift a temporary ban on Mississippi's new gun law, calling it both "inappropriate" and "unfounded" and asking that justice follow its usual course.

His remarks appear in a document filed Monday in the state Supreme Court. That document was the latest in a series of legal maneuvers that began with a surprise issuing of the ban on Friday.

At issue is House Bill 2, which clarifies what it means to carry a concealed weapon. The bill was supposed to become law Monday, but opponents led by Smith filed a last-minute motion to ...